sexual harassment

     

Sexual harassment is harassment or unwelcome attention of a sexual nature. It inclues a range of behavior from mild transgressions and annoyances to serious abuses, which can even involve forced sexual activity. (Dziech et al 1990, Boland 2002) Sexual harassment is considered a form of illegal discrimination in many countries, and is a form of abuse (sexual and psychological) and bullying.

Trivia about sexual harassment

  • This 2-word term popularized by Anita Hill's testimony may have originated in a 1975 gathering at Cornell